Jason Munn is a Gigposter designer who’s images are clean, often witty, and graphically minimalist. He’s got a new book out that features over 150 poster designs in full color with metallic spot colors. Includes a foreward by Death Cab For Cutie’s Nicholas Harmer and an interview by Jay Ryan. You can pick this gem up from Jason himself (Signed with a 6″x9″ letterpress print for $24.95) or through traditional retailers like Amazon (for $16.47)

A Tribute to the Madness of Beethoven – Mixed Media Assemblage – 35.5″ x 36″ – 2009

Kris Kuksi creates mind-blowing sculptures. His complex, shrine-like pieces are unlike anything I’ve ever seen and mystify me each time I view them. Judging by the artist’s website, he has lately been focusing on sculpture, but in his portfolio you can see that Kuksi is an extremely gifted painter and draftsman.

You can see more images after the break but a real treat is visiting the website and seeing the large images on display there. You can also pre-order a book of Kuksi’s work enttiled “Divination and Delusion” due out September 2010.

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Behold the work of Quayola, a visual artist from London. The portfolio pieces that caught our eye are entitled “Strata#1, #2 & #3” but the website has many other offerings which are all visually appealing. Make sure to check out the website for the Strata videos in a higher resolution and original formatting. A clip from Strata #2 is included above.

American Artifact is a documentary about gig posters and it is released on DVD today! You can pick up a double-disc edition on amazon.com for a mere $25.00. The film’s website has a ton of information about the artists involved as well as a variety of different poster designs for the movie. Check it out!

According to the filmmakers, the documentary features: Stanley Mouse, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, COOP, Derek Hess, Mark Arminski, Tara McPherson, Justin Hampton, Victor Moscoso, Jermaine Rogers, Jay Ryan, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Lindsey Kuhn, Leia Bell, Jim Pollock, Randy Tuten, Jim Sherraden & Hatch Show Print, Scrojo, Winston Smith, Print Mafia, Paul Imagine, Kevin Bradley, Julie Belcher, Jeff Wood, Steve Walters, Mat Daly, Stainboy, David Singer, Dennis Loren, Mike Martin, Gary Grimshaw, and Chris Shaw. American Artifact starts in the 1960s, and moves towards a moment when the posters became collectibles, featuring testimonials by top artists, fans, and musicians. Buy it now!

Nick Brandt is an outstanding nature photographer. His images offer a breathtaking look at wild beasts in their element, seemingly unaware of a human presence. You can see all of Nick Brandt’s stunning work in his portfolio. More after the break.

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Notorious street artist BANKSY has a new documentary out called “Exit Through The Gift Shop” which we’re really excited to see. The trailer shows banksy and some other street artists including Shepard Fairey making mistakes and calls itself “the world’s first street art disaster movie”. For those of you lucky enough to live in the handful of international cities where the film is playing, you can check it out. More information on the official website. We’ll post again when the film gets a wide theatrical or physical release.

You may be familiar with the above images of crying children that made photographer Jill Greenberg notorious. The images are no doubt powerful and remind us all of a time when this reaction was our only defense against the powers that be. Greenberg’s photography has a fantastic clean look with incredible lighting that is unmatched. Check out her entire portfolio to view large, beautiful versions of her portraits, illustrative photography, and more.

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Vannen Art Watches is a great new company that offers limited edition watches customized by some really hot artists. Their latest offering features artwork by artist Alex Pardee. The watch is a very limited edition of 40 and is available exclusively at Zero Friends. The timepiece comes in special packaging that is uniquely customized, signed, and numbered by Alex. In addition to that, you get a limited edition signed and numbered art print!

If you’re interested (who wouldn’t be?!), you can pick one up on Saturday March 27 at the ZeroFriends store at 437 E. 9th St, New York, NY. The remaining stock will be sold online monday, March 29th at ZeroFriends.

Tim Simmons is a British photographer who creates breathtaking landscape photographs with unnatural lighting and vivid colors.  A gorgeous portfolio is available to view at his website, where you can also pick up prints of choice pieces in tiny editions of 50. More images after the break.

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Dan Grzeca (pronounced “Jetsah”) is a chicago-based artist that we really love. With his unique hand-drawn style, he creates fantastic multi-layered, painterly silkscreen prints and gigposters. The best part is, he’s got a lot of work available for purchase at really nice prices at his etsy shop. More images after the break and a lot more work you can check out at his blog and store.

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